EP1452693A2 - Turbine nozzle segment cantilevered mount - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to mounting gas turbine engines turbine nozzle segments and, particularly, for cantilevered mounting of such segments.
- HPT high pressure turbine
- LPT low pressure turbine
- the HPT turbine nozzle includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart stationary hollow nozzle vanes supported between radially outer and inner bands.
- a single chamber impingement baffle is inserted in each hollow airfoil to supply cooling air to the airfoil.
- Each baffle can be fed through a single spoolie located radially outwardly of the outer band of the nozzle.
- the turbine rotor stage includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart rotor blades extending radially outwardly from a rotor disk which carries torque developed during operation.
- the HPT nozzles are typically formed in arcuate segments having two or more hollow vanes joined between corresponding segments of the outer and inner bands. Each nozzle segment is typically supported at its radially outer end by a flange bolted to an annular outer casing. Each vane has a cooled hollow airfoil disposed between radially inner and outer band panels which form the inner and outer bands.
- the airfoil, inner and outer band portions, flange portion, and intake duct are typically cast together such that each vane is a single casting.
- the vanes are brazed together along interfaces of the flange segments, inner band panels, and outer band panels to form the nozzle segment. Two or more airfoils may also be cast together in a single vane or nozzle segment.
- Certain two-stage turbines have a cantilevered second stage nozzle mounted and cantilevered from the outer band. There is little or no access between first and second stage rotor disks to secure the segment at the inner band.
- Typical second stage nozzles are configured with multiple airfoil or vane segments.
- Two vane designs, referred to as doublets, are a very common design. Doublets offer performance advantages in reducing split-line leakage flow between vane segments.
- the longer chord length of the outer band and mounting structure compromises the durability of the doublet.
- the longer chord length causes an increase of chording stresses due to the temperature gradient through the band and increased non-uniformity of airfoil stresses.
- the box structure of a vane doublet also contributes to uneven stresses in the segment.
- the trailing vane of a doublet typically sees significantly higher stresses which limits the life of the segment.
- turbine nozzle segment that provides access for a cooling air supply between first and second stage rotor disks and the ability to be cantilever mounted from the outer band. It is also desirable to have turbine nozzle segments that avoid reduction in the durability of multiple vane segments due to longer chord length of the outer band and mounting structure. It is also desirable to have turbine nozzle segments that avoid increase of chording stresses due to temperature gradient through the band and increased non-uniformity of airfoil stresses due to longer chord length of the multiple vane segments. It is also desirable to have turbine nozzle segments that avoid increase of stresses in a trailing vane of a doublet or other multiple vane segment which limits the life of the segment.
- a single vane segment referred to as a singlet, is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application No. identified as Docket No. 139104 and has a bifurcating stiffening rib which divides a bifurcated cavity into forward and aft cavities requiring two baffles.
- a bifurcated impingement is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application No. identified as Docket No. 131816. Due to the cantilevered design of the second stage nozzle, there is insufficient access between the first and second stage rotor disks to feed cooling air from a radially inner side of the nozzle. Thus, both baffles must be fed cooling air from the outer side of the nozzle.
- U.S. Patent Application No. identified as Docket No. 131816 discloses a bifurcate impingement baffle for the bifurcated cavity that is able to be feed cooling air from the outer side of the nozzle to both the forward and aft cavities.
- a nozzle singlet offers significant durability improvements compared to more common doublet configurations.
- a high twist angle of the airfoil causes the resultant gas load vector to fall off a wheelbase of the outer band.
- the wheelbase is an arc of an aft end of the outer band. This induces the nozzle segment to rotate about a radial line normal to a centerline of the engine and turbine creating a significant challenge to the mounting and sealing of a singlet as well as other cantilevered nozzle segments, particularly, those having a resultant gas load vector that falls off a wheelbase of the outer band.
- a turbine nozzle segment includes at least one hollow airfoil extending radially between radially outer and inner band segments, a clockwise open hook on a clockwise end at an aft end of the outer band segment, and counter-clockwise open hook on a counter-clockwise end at the aft end of the outer band segments.
- An exemplary embodiment of the turbine nozzle segment includes a load stop extending radially outwardly from the outer band segment. At least one aftwardly facing load face is at the aft end of the nozzle segment at the outer band segment.
- the clockwise open hook is C-shaped and the counter-clockwise open hook is a shiplap hook.
- a more particular embodiment of the turbine nozzle segment has only one hollow airfoil that is located between circumferentially spaced apart pressure and suction side edges of the radially outer and inner band segments.
- the airfoil has an airfoil wall with pressure and suction sides extending axially between leading and trailing edges of the airfoil.
- the airfoil wall surrounds a bifurcated cavity and a bifurcating rib extends through the bifurcated cavity between the pressure and suction sides of the airfoil wall airfoil dividing the bifurcated cavity into forward and aft cavities.
- the nozzle segments are designed to be mounted radially inwardly of and fixedly connected to an annular casing of a turbine nozzle.
- the clockwise open second hook of each of the nozzle segments engages one of a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart studs extending axially forward from a shroud support.
- the counter-clockwise open hook of adjacent ones of the nozzle segments engages a radially outwardly facing flat flange surface at the clockwise end of the aft flange upon which the clockwise open hooks of each of the nozzle segments is located.
- the above features of the nozzle segment allows it to be cantilever mounted and provide access for cooling air supply to the nozzle segment between first and second stage rotor disks to secure the segment at the inner band.
- the segment more particularly allows a cantilevered second stage nozzle to be mounted and cantilevered from the outer band.
- FIG. 1 Illustrated in FIG. 1 is an exemplary second stage turbine nozzle 4 of an aircraft gas turbine engine high pressure turbine 2.
- the nozzle 4 is circumscribed about a longitudinal or axial centerline axis 6 and includes an annular casing 14 from which a plurality of nozzle segments 10 are cantilevered mounted.
- the nozzle segment 10 is disposed between an immediately upstream row of high pressure turbine first stage rotor blades 18 and an immediately downstream row of turbine second stage rotor blades 9.
- First and second shrouds 97 and 99 encircle the first and second stage turbine rotor blades 18 and 9 and are supported by first and second shroud supports 77 and 79, respectively, which depend radially inwardly from and are connected to the annular casing 14.
- the nozzle segments 10 are hooked by forward hooks 107 to the first shroud supports 77 and are cantilevered from the second shroud supports 79.
- FIG. 2 illustrates one of the nozzle segments 10 including a single hollow vane airfoil 28 that extends radially between and is integrally joined to radially outer and inner band segments 24 and 26 which are arcuate in shape.
- the airfoil 28 has pressure and suction sides 22 and 23 and extends axially between leading and trailing edges LE and TE.
- Each nozzle segment 10 has only one airfoil 28 which is located between circumferentially spaced apart pressure and suction side edges 33 and 35 of the radially outer and inner band segments 24 and 26.
- the nozzle segment 10 is illustrated as an integral and made from a unitary one-piece casting.
- the hollow airfoil 28 has an airfoil wall 29 surrounding a bifurcated cavity 37 formed by a bifurcating rib 39 extending between the pressure and suction sides 22 and 23 and splitting the cavity into axially forward and aft cavities 41 and 43.
- a stiffening rib 60 extends radially outwardly from a radially outer surface 62 of the outer band segment 24 and extends axially and circumferentially from a pressure side forward corner 64 of the outer band segment 24 to the bifurcating rib 39.
- the stiffening rib 60 and the bifurcating rib 39 run in a direction 63 of the resultant gas loads on the airfoil 28 and provides significant stiffness to the nozzle segment 10.
- the stiffening rib 60 is axially and circumferentially aligned with the bifurcating rib 39.
- the stiffening rib 60 and the bifurcating rib 39 may be viewed as being substantially co-planar. This provides stiffness to the nozzle segment 10 and reduces the deflections thereof.
- the stiffening rib 60 also provides additional safety in the event of airfoil cracking.
- the forward hook 107 extends forwardly from the outer band segment 24.
- a radially inner airfoil fillet 89 runs around a junction between the airfoil 28 and the inner band segment 26. Illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, is a radially outer airfoil fillet 91 running around a junction between the airfoil 28 and the outer band segment 24.
- the outer airfoil fillet 91 has a first enlarged portion 90 under the forward hook 107 to minimize mechanical stresses in this region.
- the outer airfoil fillet 91 has a second enlarged portion 93 where the bifurcating rib 39 intersects the suction side 23 of the airfoil 28 to minimize mechanical stresses in this region.
- the bifurcating rib 39 running down the airfoil 28 provides a number of benefits including helping to prevent fatigue cracking around the airfoil fillet from propagating across the rib so the airfoil will not fail. It allows the airfoil wall 29 to be thinner than with a conventional single cavity design because of increased support from the bifurcating rib 39 which makes the airfoil wall 29 along the pressure side 22 of the airfoil 28 less prone to ballooning.
- the bifurcating rib 39 is angled with respect to the pressure and suction sides 22 and 23 of the airfoil 28 to allow an impingement-cooling bifurcated insert or baffle to be assembled into the forward and aft cavities 41 and 43 illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- the bifurcated cavity 37 makes it necessary to have two impingement-cooling baffles. Due to the cantilevered design of the nozzle segment 10, there is no access between the first and second stage rotor blades 18 and 9 to feed cooling air from a radially inner side 100 of the nozzle segment 10. Thus, both baffles must be fed from a radially outer side 104 side of the nozzle segment. This presents challenges because there is limited space on the outer side of the nozzle. Two baffles could be used if fed from independent spoolies, but this configuration is complex to assemble, and has more leakage than if a single spoolie were used to feed both baffles.
- FIGS. 3, 6, and 7 Illustrated in FIGS. 3, 6, and 7 is a bifurcated impingement baffle 30 disposed in the bifurcated cavity 37.
- the bifurcated impingement baffle 30 has axially forward and aft chambers 53 and 55 with an axially extending axial gap 57 therebetween and the forward and aft chambers 53 and 55 are disposed in the forward and aft cavities 41 and 43, respectively.
- the bifurcated impingement baffle 30 has a plenum chamber 105 enclosed within a plenum chamber enclosure 108, illustrated as a dome, which is designed to receive cooling air 80 through a single cooling air inlet 114 to the plenum chamber from an annular plenum 112 between the nozzle segments 10 and the annular casing 14 which are illustrated in FIG. 1.
- a single spoolie 110 is disposed in the cooling air inlet 114.
- the plenum chamber enclosure 108 is mounted on a sealing plate 109 and to which is mounted the forward and aft chambers 53 and 55. Cooling air passes and may be metered through forward and aft inlet apertures 131 and 133 in the sealing plate 109, respectively. The cooling air is flowed through the forward and aft inlet apertures 131 and 133 into the forward and aft chambers 53 and 55, respectively. Forward and aft end plates 113 and 115 cap radially inner ends 111 of the forward and aft chambers 53 and 55.
- the forward end plate 113 has an outlet aperture 117 through which is disposed an interstage seal cavity feed tube 119, which in turn, is sealed by a tube end cap 121.
- the interstage cavity feed tube could be disposed through an outlet aperture in the aft end plate.
- the forward and aft chambers 53 and 55 are received in the forward and aft cavities 41 and 43, respectively, and the bifurcating rib 39 is disposed within the gap 57 between the forward and aft chambers.
- the forward and aft chambers 53 and 55 can be slid into the forward and aft cavities 41 and 43 of the bifurcated impingement baffle 30 during assembly of the second stage turbine nozzle 4.
- the bifurcated impingement baffle 30 is then brazed or welded to the nozzle segment 10 around a collar 116 of the nozzle segment illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- the bifurcated impingement baffle 30 and the gap 57 between the forward and aft cavities 41 and 43 allows the impingement baffle to straddle the bifurcating rib 39.
- impingement holes 70 through forward and aft baffle walls 73 and 75 of the forward and aft chambers 53 and 55, respectively, are designed for impingement-cooling of the airfoil wall 29.
- Stand-off pads 76 on outer surfaces 78 of the forward and aft baffle walls 73 and 75 position the bifurcated impingement baffle 30 and the axially forward and aft chambers 53 and 55 within the bifurcated cavity 37 and the forward and aft cavities 41 and 43, respectively, to provide good impingement-cooling of the airfoil wall 29.
- Spent vane impingement air 82 is discharged from the airfoil wall 29 through film cooling holes 84 therethrough as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 8.
- the bifurcating rib 39 has at least one crossover hole 58 therethrough though a number of crossover holes 58 are in the exemplary embodiment of the nozzle segment 10 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 5.
- the crossover holes 58 allow a bulk of the cooling air 80 to be impinged onto the leading edge LE, and then provide additional cooling by passing through the bifurcating rib 39 and exiting the airfoil 28 through turbulated passages 86 in the trailing edge TE of the airfoil 28 as illustrated in FIG. 3.
- the crossover holes 58 in the bifurcating rib 39 allow much of the cooling air 80 to be used to cool both the leading and trailing edges LE and TE of the airfoil 28.
- a radially extending radial gap 56 between the bifurcated impingement baffle 30 and the bifurcating rib 39 also allows the cooling air 80 to pass from the forward cavity 41 to the aft cavity 43 to cool both the leading and trailing edges LE and TE of the airfoil 28. In some embodiments of the nozzle segment this could eliminate the use of the crossover holes 58.
- the crossover holes 58 also improve producibility because they allow a single casting core to be used. Quartz rods may be used to form the crossover holes 58 and provide rigidity to the core.
- a thermal barrier coating (TBC) may be applied all around the airfoil 28 with better coverage and greater ease than is usually possible with multiple airfoil vane segments.
- the single airfoil vane segment provides flexibility to replace just a single airfoil in an engine which is beneficial such as in the case of problems with the fuel nozzles which cause hot streaks on the airfoils. These hot streaks typically will damage only one airfoil.
- the nozzle segment 10 is cantilevered from the annular casing 14 by the outer band segment 24.
- the airfoil 28 has a high twist angle which causes a resultant gas load vector in the direction 63 of the resultant gas loads to fall outside a wheelbase 120 at an aft end 128 of the nozzle segment 10 at the outer band segment 24 as shown in FIG. 2.
- the wheelbase 120 generally is an axially aftwardly facing load face or faces 150 at the aft end 128 of the nozzle segment 10 at the outer band segment 24.
- the stiffening rib 60 and the bifurcating rib 39 are illustrated as being substantially centered about a center plane 49 that falls outside the wheelbase 120.
- the nozzle segments 10 are radially located by the forward hooks 107 at forward ends 122 of the outer band segments 24 and by clockwise and counter-clockwise open second and third hooks 124 and 126 on clockwise and counter-clockwise ends 138 and 140, respectively, at aft ends 128 of the outer band segments 24.
- each nozzle segment 10 is illustrated as parts of an aft flange 129 at the aft end 128 of the outer band segments 24.
- the clockwise open second hook 124 engages a stud 130 extending axially forward from the second shroud support 79.
- the counter-clockwise open third hook 126 of an adjacent one 132 of the nozzle segments 10 engages a radially outwardly facing flat flange surface 142 at the clockwise end 138 of the aft flange 129 upon which the clockwise open second hook 124 is located.
- the clockwise and counter-clockwise open second and third hooks 124 and 126 and the stud 130 are all rectangularly-shaped.
- the clockwise open second hook 124 is C-shaped and the counter-clockwise open third hook 126 is a shiplap hook and is shiplapped with clockwise end 138 of the aft flange 129 and rests along the radially outwardly facing flat flange surface 142.
- the clockwise and counter-clockwise open second and third hooks 124 and 126 are clockwise and counter-clockwise located on the nozzle segment with respect to a forward looking aft view but may also be from an aft looking forward view if the resultant gas load vector and the direction 63 are canted in counter-clockwise direction with respect to a forward looking aft view.
- the nozzle segment 10 is prevented from rotating about a radial line normal to the centerline axis 6 at least in part by a load stop 144 extending radially outwardly from the outer band segment 24 and engaging an axially forwardly facing load face 21 on the counter-clockwise open third hook 126 of the adjacent one 132 of the nozzle segments 10.
- the load stop 144 counters a moment resulting from the sum of the gas loads being off the wheelbase of the axially aftwardly facing load faces 150 located on an aft side 152 of the aft flange 129.
- the entire turbine nozzle assembly will then be in equilibrium.
- the turbine nozzles 4 are assembled radially which allow for axial overlap of these features.
- the load stop 144 and the aftwardly facing load face 150 may be precisely produced in the same machining set-up. This allows the axial load face to be used as an air seal at the aft end of the nozzle with a high degree of control over leakage.
- the hooks, stud, and stops may also be used on nozzle segments 10 having more than one airfoil, particularly, if the resultant gas loads to fall outside the wheelbase of the nozzle segment 10 at the outer band segments.
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- The invention relates to mounting gas turbine engines turbine nozzle segments and, particularly, for cantilevered mounting of such segments.
- In a typical gas turbine engine, air is compressed in a compressor and mixed with fuel and ignited in a combustor for generating hot combustion gases. The gases flow downstream through a high pressure turbine (HPT) having one or more stages including one or more HPT turbine nozzles and rows of HPT rotor blades. The gases then flow to a low pressure turbine (LPT) which typically includes multi-stages with respective LPT turbine nozzles and LPT rotor blades.
- The HPT turbine nozzle includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart stationary hollow nozzle vanes supported between radially outer and inner bands. Typically, a single chamber impingement baffle is inserted in each hollow airfoil to supply cooling air to the airfoil. Each baffle can be fed through a single spoolie located radially outwardly of the outer band of the nozzle.
- The turbine rotor stage includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart rotor blades extending radially outwardly from a rotor disk which carries torque developed during operation. The HPT nozzles are typically formed in arcuate segments having two or more hollow vanes joined between corresponding segments of the outer and inner bands. Each nozzle segment is typically supported at its radially outer end by a flange bolted to an annular outer casing. Each vane has a cooled hollow airfoil disposed between radially inner and outer band panels which form the inner and outer bands. The airfoil, inner and outer band portions, flange portion, and intake duct are typically cast together such that each vane is a single casting. The vanes are brazed together along interfaces of the flange segments, inner band panels, and outer band panels to form the nozzle segment. Two or more airfoils may also be cast together in a single vane or nozzle segment.
- Certain two-stage turbines have a cantilevered second stage nozzle mounted and cantilevered from the outer band. There is little or no access between first and second stage rotor disks to secure the segment at the inner band. Typical second stage nozzles are configured with multiple airfoil or vane segments. Two vane designs, referred to as doublets, are a very common design. Doublets offer performance advantages in reducing split-line leakage flow between vane segments. However, the longer chord length of the outer band and mounting structure compromises the durability of the doublet. The longer chord length causes an increase of chording stresses due to the temperature gradient through the band and increased non-uniformity of airfoil stresses. The box structure of a vane doublet also contributes to uneven stresses in the segment. The trailing vane of a doublet typically sees significantly higher stresses which limits the life of the segment.
- It is highly desirable to have a turbine nozzle segment that provides access for a cooling air supply between first and second stage rotor disks and the ability to be cantilever mounted from the outer band. It is also desirable to have turbine nozzle segments that avoid reduction in the durability of multiple vane segments due to longer chord length of the outer band and mounting structure. It is also desirable to have turbine nozzle segments that avoid increase of chording stresses due to temperature gradient through the band and increased non-uniformity of airfoil stresses due to longer chord length of the multiple vane segments. It is also desirable to have turbine nozzle segments that avoid increase of stresses in a trailing vane of a doublet or other multiple vane segment which limits the life of the segment.
- A single vane segment, referred to as a singlet, is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application No. identified as Docket No. 139104 and has a bifurcating stiffening rib which divides a bifurcated cavity into forward and aft cavities requiring two baffles. A bifurcated impingement is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application No. identified as Docket No. 131816. Due to the cantilevered design of the second stage nozzle, there is insufficient access between the first and second stage rotor disks to feed cooling air from a radially inner side of the nozzle. Thus, both baffles must be fed cooling air from the outer side of the nozzle. U.S. Patent Application No. identified as Docket No. 131816 discloses a bifurcate impingement baffle for the bifurcated cavity that is able to be feed cooling air from the outer side of the nozzle to both the forward and aft cavities.
- A nozzle singlet offers significant durability improvements compared to more common doublet configurations. A high twist angle of the airfoil causes the resultant gas load vector to fall off a wheelbase of the outer band. The wheelbase is an arc of an aft end of the outer band. This induces the nozzle segment to rotate about a radial line normal to a centerline of the engine and turbine creating a significant challenge to the mounting and sealing of a singlet as well as other cantilevered nozzle segments, particularly, those having a resultant gas load vector that falls off a wheelbase of the outer band.
- According to the invention a turbine nozzle segment includes at least one hollow airfoil extending radially between radially outer and inner band segments, a clockwise open hook on a clockwise end at an aft end of the outer band segment, and counter-clockwise open hook on a counter-clockwise end at the aft end of the outer band segments. An exemplary embodiment of the turbine nozzle segment includes a load stop extending radially outwardly from the outer band segment. At least one aftwardly facing load face is at the aft end of the nozzle segment at the outer band segment. The clockwise open hook is C-shaped and the counter-clockwise open hook is a shiplap hook.
- A more particular embodiment of the turbine nozzle segment has only one hollow airfoil that is located between circumferentially spaced apart pressure and suction side edges of the radially outer and inner band segments. The airfoil has an airfoil wall with pressure and suction sides extending axially between leading and trailing edges of the airfoil. The airfoil wall surrounds a bifurcated cavity and a bifurcating rib extends through the bifurcated cavity between the pressure and suction sides of the airfoil wall airfoil dividing the bifurcated cavity into forward and aft cavities.
- The nozzle segments are designed to be mounted radially inwardly of and fixedly connected to an annular casing of a turbine nozzle. The clockwise open second hook of each of the nozzle segments engages one of a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart studs extending axially forward from a shroud support. The counter-clockwise open hook of adjacent ones of the nozzle segments engages a radially outwardly facing flat flange surface at the clockwise end of the aft flange upon which the clockwise open hooks of each of the nozzle segments is located.
- The above features of the nozzle segment allows it to be cantilever mounted and provide access for cooling air supply to the nozzle segment between first and second stage rotor disks to secure the segment at the inner band. The segment more particularly allows a cantilevered second stage nozzle to be mounted and cantilevered from the outer band.
- The invention will now be described in greater detail, by way of example, with reference to the drawings, in which:-
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustration of a section of a gas turbine engine high pressure turbine second stage turbine nozzle with a vane airfoil having a hollow interior bifurcated by a bifurcating rib extending between pressure and suction sides of the airfoil.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustration of the second stage turbine nozzle segment
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustration of the second stage turbine nozzle segment illustrated in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4 is a radially outwardly looking perspective view illustration of the airfoil illustrated in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustration of the bifurcating rib and a stiffening rib through 4-4 in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustration of a two chamber impingement baffle disposed in the bifurcated interior of the hollow vane illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view illustration of the impingement baffle illustrated in FIG. 6.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustration of a sector of the second stage turbine nozzle illustrated in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view illustration of aft support of the second stage turbine nozzle segments illustrated in FIG. 8.
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view illustration of anti-rotation and tangential load stops on one of the second stage turbine nozzle segments illustrated in FIG. 9.
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- Illustrated in FIG. 1 is an exemplary second
stage turbine nozzle 4 of an aircraft gas turbine engine high pressure turbine 2. Thenozzle 4 is circumscribed about a longitudinal oraxial centerline axis 6 and includes anannular casing 14 from which a plurality ofnozzle segments 10 are cantilevered mounted. Thenozzle segment 10 is disposed between an immediately upstream row of high pressure turbine firststage rotor blades 18 and an immediately downstream row of turbine secondstage rotor blades 9. First andsecond shrouds turbine rotor blades annular casing 14. Thenozzle segments 10 are hooked byforward hooks 107 to the first shroud supports 77 and are cantilevered from the second shroud supports 79. - FIG. 2 illustrates one of the
nozzle segments 10 including a singlehollow vane airfoil 28 that extends radially between and is integrally joined to radially outer andinner band segments airfoil 28 has pressure andsuction sides nozzle segment 10 has only oneairfoil 28 which is located between circumferentially spaced apart pressure and suction side edges 33 and 35 of the radially outer andinner band segments nozzle segment 10 is illustrated as an integral and made from a unitary one-piece casting. Thehollow airfoil 28 has anairfoil wall 29 surrounding abifurcated cavity 37 formed by a bifurcatingrib 39 extending between the pressure andsuction sides aft cavities - A stiffening
rib 60 extends radially outwardly from a radiallyouter surface 62 of theouter band segment 24 and extends axially and circumferentially from a pressure side forward corner 64 of theouter band segment 24 to the bifurcatingrib 39. The stiffeningrib 60 and the bifurcatingrib 39 run in adirection 63 of the resultant gas loads on theairfoil 28 and provides significant stiffness to thenozzle segment 10. The stiffeningrib 60 is axially and circumferentially aligned with the bifurcatingrib 39. The stiffeningrib 60 and the bifurcatingrib 39 may be viewed as being substantially co-planar. This provides stiffness to thenozzle segment 10 and reduces the deflections thereof. The stiffeningrib 60 also provides additional safety in the event of airfoil cracking. - The
forward hook 107 extends forwardly from theouter band segment 24. A radiallyinner airfoil fillet 89 runs around a junction between theairfoil 28 and theinner band segment 26. Illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, is a radiallyouter airfoil fillet 91 running around a junction between theairfoil 28 and theouter band segment 24. Theouter airfoil fillet 91 has a firstenlarged portion 90 under theforward hook 107 to minimize mechanical stresses in this region. Theouter airfoil fillet 91 has a secondenlarged portion 93 where the bifurcatingrib 39 intersects thesuction side 23 of theairfoil 28 to minimize mechanical stresses in this region. - The bifurcating
rib 39 running down theairfoil 28 provides a number of benefits including helping to prevent fatigue cracking around the airfoil fillet from propagating across the rib so the airfoil will not fail. It allows theairfoil wall 29 to be thinner than with a conventional single cavity design because of increased support from the bifurcatingrib 39 which makes theairfoil wall 29 along thepressure side 22 of theairfoil 28 less prone to ballooning. The bifurcatingrib 39 is angled with respect to the pressure andsuction sides airfoil 28 to allow an impingement-cooling bifurcated insert or baffle to be assembled into the forward andaft cavities - The
bifurcated cavity 37 makes it necessary to have two impingement-cooling baffles. Due to the cantilevered design of thenozzle segment 10, there is no access between the first and secondstage rotor blades inner side 100 of thenozzle segment 10. Thus, both baffles must be fed from a radiallyouter side 104 side of the nozzle segment. This presents challenges because there is limited space on the outer side of the nozzle. Two baffles could be used if fed from independent spoolies, but this configuration is complex to assemble, and has more leakage than if a single spoolie were used to feed both baffles. - Illustrated in FIGS. 3, 6, and 7 is a
bifurcated impingement baffle 30 disposed in thebifurcated cavity 37. Thebifurcated impingement baffle 30 has axially forward andaft chambers axial gap 57 therebetween and the forward andaft chambers aft cavities bifurcated impingement baffle 30 has aplenum chamber 105 enclosed within aplenum chamber enclosure 108, illustrated as a dome, which is designed to receive coolingair 80 through a singlecooling air inlet 114 to the plenum chamber from anannular plenum 112 between thenozzle segments 10 and theannular casing 14 which are illustrated in FIG. 1. Asingle spoolie 110 is disposed in the coolingair inlet 114. - Again referring to FIGS. 3, 6, and 7, the
plenum chamber enclosure 108 is mounted on asealing plate 109 and to which is mounted the forward andaft chambers aft inlet apertures plate 109, respectively. The cooling air is flowed through the forward andaft inlet apertures aft chambers aft end plates aft chambers forward end plate 113 has anoutlet aperture 117 through which is disposed an interstage sealcavity feed tube 119, which in turn, is sealed by atube end cap 121. Alternatively, the interstage cavity feed tube could be disposed through an outlet aperture in the aft end plate. - The forward and
aft chambers aft cavities rib 39 is disposed within thegap 57 between the forward and aft chambers. The forward andaft chambers aft cavities bifurcated impingement baffle 30 during assembly of the secondstage turbine nozzle 4. Thebifurcated impingement baffle 30 is then brazed or welded to thenozzle segment 10 around acollar 116 of the nozzle segment illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. Thebifurcated impingement baffle 30 and thegap 57 between the forward andaft cavities rib 39. - Further referring to FIGS. 3, 6, and 7, impingement holes 70 through forward and
aft baffle walls aft chambers airfoil wall 29. Stand-offpads 76 onouter surfaces 78 of the forward andaft baffle walls bifurcated impingement baffle 30 and the axially forward andaft chambers bifurcated cavity 37 and the forward andaft cavities airfoil wall 29. Spentvane impingement air 82 is discharged from theairfoil wall 29 throughfilm cooling holes 84 therethrough as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 8. - The bifurcating
rib 39 has at least onecrossover hole 58 therethrough though a number of crossover holes 58 are in the exemplary embodiment of thenozzle segment 10 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 5. The crossover holes 58 allow a bulk of the coolingair 80 to be impinged onto the leading edge LE, and then provide additional cooling by passing through the bifurcatingrib 39 and exiting theairfoil 28 throughturbulated passages 86 in the trailing edge TE of theairfoil 28 as illustrated in FIG. 3. The crossover holes 58 in the bifurcatingrib 39 allow much of the coolingair 80 to be used to cool both the leading and trailing edges LE and TE of theairfoil 28. A radially extendingradial gap 56 between thebifurcated impingement baffle 30 and the bifurcatingrib 39 also allows the coolingair 80 to pass from theforward cavity 41 to theaft cavity 43 to cool both the leading and trailing edges LE and TE of theairfoil 28. In some embodiments of the nozzle segment this could eliminate the use of the crossover holes 58. The crossover holes 58 also improve producibility because they allow a single casting core to be used. Quartz rods may be used to form the crossover holes 58 and provide rigidity to the core. A thermal barrier coating (TBC) may be applied all around theairfoil 28 with better coverage and greater ease than is usually possible with multiple airfoil vane segments. The single airfoil vane segment provides flexibility to replace just a single airfoil in an engine which is beneficial such as in the case of problems with the fuel nozzles which cause hot streaks on the airfoils. These hot streaks typically will damage only one airfoil. - The
nozzle segment 10 is cantilevered from theannular casing 14 by theouter band segment 24. Theairfoil 28 has a high twist angle which causes a resultant gas load vector in thedirection 63 of the resultant gas loads to fall outside awheelbase 120 at anaft end 128 of thenozzle segment 10 at theouter band segment 24 as shown in FIG. 2. Thewheelbase 120 generally is an axially aftwardly facing load face or faces 150 at theaft end 128 of thenozzle segment 10 at theouter band segment 24. The stiffeningrib 60 and the bifurcatingrib 39 are illustrated as being substantially centered about acenter plane 49 that falls outside thewheelbase 120. This causes thenozzle segment 10 to want to rotate about a radial line normal to thecenterline axis 6 and makes mounting and sealing of the single airfoil nozzle segment difficult. Referring further to FIGS. 1 and 8, thenozzle segments 10 are radially located by the forward hooks 107 at forward ends 122 of theouter band segments 24 and by clockwise and counter-clockwise open second andthird hooks outer band segments 24. - Referring to FIGS. 8-10, the second and
third hooks nozzle segment 10 are illustrated as parts of anaft flange 129 at theaft end 128 of theouter band segments 24. The clockwise opensecond hook 124 engages astud 130 extending axially forward from the second shroud support 79. The counter-clockwise openthird hook 126 of an adjacent one 132 of thenozzle segments 10 engages a radially outwardly facingflat flange surface 142 at theclockwise end 138 of theaft flange 129 upon which the clockwise opensecond hook 124 is located. The clockwise and counter-clockwise open second andthird hooks stud 130 are all rectangularly-shaped. The clockwise opensecond hook 124 is C-shaped and the counter-clockwise openthird hook 126 is a shiplap hook and is shiplapped withclockwise end 138 of theaft flange 129 and rests along the radially outwardly facingflat flange surface 142. - The clockwise and counter-clockwise open second and
third hooks direction 63 are canted in counter-clockwise direction with respect to a forward looking aft view. - The
nozzle segment 10 is prevented from rotating about a radial line normal to thecenterline axis 6 at least in part by aload stop 144 extending radially outwardly from theouter band segment 24 and engaging an axially forwardly facing load face 21 on the counter-clockwise openthird hook 126 of the adjacent one 132 of thenozzle segments 10. Theload stop 144 counters a moment resulting from the sum of the gas loads being off the wheelbase of the axially aftwardly facing load faces 150 located on anaft side 152 of theaft flange 129. The entire turbine nozzle assembly will then be in equilibrium. Theturbine nozzles 4 are assembled radially which allow for axial overlap of these features. Theload stop 144 and the aftwardly facingload face 150 may be precisely produced in the same machining set-up. This allows the axial load face to be used as an air seal at the aft end of the nozzle with a high degree of control over leakage. The hooks, stud, and stops may also be used onnozzle segments 10 having more than one airfoil, particularly, if the resultant gas loads to fall outside the wheelbase of thenozzle segment 10 at the outer band segments.
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- A turbine nozzle segment (10) comprising:at least one hollow airfoil (28) extending radially between radially outer and inner band segments (24 and 26),a clockwise open hook (124) on a clockwise end (138) at an aft end (128) of the outer band segment (24), anda counter-clockwise open hook (126) on a counter-clockwise end (140) at the aft end (128) of the outer band segments (24).
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a load stop (144) extending radially outwardly from the outer band segment (24).
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 2 further comprising at least one aftwardly facing load face (150) at the aft end (128) of the nozzle segment (10) at the outer band segment (24).
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 1 wherein the clockwise open hook (124) is C-shaped.
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 4 wherein the counter-clockwise open hook (126) is a shiplap hook.
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a load stop (144) extending radially outwardly from the outer band segment (24).
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 6 further comprising at least one aftwardly facing load face (150) at the aft end (128) of the nozzle segment (10) at the outer band segment (24).
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 7 further comprising a forward hook (107) at a forward end (122) of the outer band segment (24).
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 3 further comprising:the turbine nozzle segment (10) having only the one hollow airfoil (28),the one hollow airfoil (28) located between circumferentially spaced apart pressure and suction side edges (33 and 35) of the radially outer and inner band segments (24 and 26),the airfoil having an airfoil wall (29) with pressure and suction sides (22 and 23) extending axially between leading and trailing edges (LE and TE) of the airfoil,the airfoil wall (29) surrounding a bifurcated cavity (37),a bifurcating rib (39) extending through the bifurcated cavity (37) and between the pressure and suction sides (22 and 23) of the airfoil wall (29) airfoil dividing the bifurcated cavity (37) into forward and aft cavities (41 and 43),a bifurcated impingement baffle (30) including axially forward and aft chambers (53 and 55) with a gap (57) therebetween,impingement holes (70) through forward and aft baffle walls (73 and 75) of the forward and aft chambers (53 and 55) respectively,a plenum chamber (105) in fluid flow communication with the forward and aft chambers (53 and 55), andthe forward and aft chambers (53 and 55) disposed in the forward and aft cavities (41 and 43) respectively.
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 9 further comprising a stiffening rib (60) extending radially outwardly from and along a radially outer surface (62) of the outer band segment (24) and extending axially and circumferentially from a pressure side forward corner (64) of the outer band segment (24) to the bifurcating rib (39).
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 10 wherein the stiffening rib (60) is axially and circumferentially aligned with the bifurcating rib (39).
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a number of crossover holes (58) through the bifurcating rib (39).
- A turbine nozzle segment (10) as claimed in claim 12 further comprising an airfoil fillet (91) running around a junction between the airfoil (28) and the outer band segment (24) and an enlarged portion (93) of the airfoil fillet (91) where the bifurcating rib (39) intersects the suction side (23) of the airfoil (28).
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